You have to take a closer look to find a real price cracker in the current graphics card market. While AMD has reorganized the price-performance ratio with the RX 9070 series, NVIDIA now also seems to be focusing on the budget market with the GeForce RTX 5050. Particularly noteworthy: The card is said to be the first model in the RTX 50 series to use GDDR6 memory – a measure that is probably primarily intended to reduce production costs.
GDDR6 instead of GDDR6 – common sense or cost-cutting measure?
The RTX 50 series is known for its switch to GDDR7 memory, which brings higher bandwidths but also drives up prices. Apparently, NVIDIA has now realized that not everyone wants to afford a high-end model and is equipping the RTX 5050 with tried-and-tested GDDR6. This decision is likely to have less technological and more economic reasons. After all, AMD has shown with the RX 9070 series that competitive GPUs can also be built with “older” memory technology.
Key technical data – what can the RTX 5050 do?
Rumor has it that the RTX 5050 will be equipped with 8 GB GDDR6 memory and have a typical power consumption of 135 W. This would put it in a similar segment to the AMD Radeon RX 9050 and Intel’s Arc B580, which have not yet been officially confirmed. The price is expected to range from 199 to 249 US dollars – an area that has been rather neglected by NVIDIA of late.
It is interesting to note that NVIDIA completely skipped the 50-class with the Ada Lovelace generation. The company now appears to be reversing this move – possibly in response to AMD and Intel’s increased activities in the budget class.
Competition: Can NVIDIA stand up to AMD and Intel?
While AMD is turning the mid-range market upside down with the RX 9070 series, Intel is slowly but surely trying to gain a foothold with its Arc GPUs. The Arc B580 should also be located in this segment, which puts NVIDIA under pressure. After all, if the RTX 5050 is priced too high or comes with questionable technical limitations, it could quickly catapult itself to the sidelines – see the RTX 4060 with a narrow memory connection.
NVIDIA needs a fair offer
If NVIDIA really wants to deliver a competitive model for the budget sector with the RTX 5050, then the performance has to be right – and above all the price. The decision to use GDDR6 instead of GDDR7 indicates that NVIDIA wants to bring an affordable card onto the market without getting lost in overpriced specifications. Whether this will succeed remains to be seen. Anyone looking for an affordable Blackwell GPU should at least remain curious – but also cautious, as not every “budget GPU” deserves this name.
Source: Benchlife
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